Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-02-03
Our Columbus Letter.
The Glass of Men "skn Cane" Fora
ker Appoints to once.
j. A Disgrace to the State of Ohio.
Interesting Legislative and Capital
Notes.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 81, 1887.

made by him, whose terms of Office will not
begin until late the coming spring or early
summer. Why this haste in making these
nominations? Simply this: To forestall the
better class of men in his own political par
ty. If he were to put off making these NOM
nations until about the time their terms of
Office were to begin, good, suitable and capa-
BILE men would be suggested andtalked about
for the different places, and the sentiment of
the better class of his party would become so
strong in their favor, that he would not be
able, on account of the pressure which would
be made upon him, to carry out the pledges
he made previous to the late election, to ap-
point the persons he has to these positions.
Let us see who they are:
The first is one Fasset, who he has appoint
ed Commissioner of Labor Statistics. Who
is he? By accident, mishap, or because the
people of his district wanted to show the peo-
pie of the other part of the State, what kind
of person they could elect to the State Sen
ate. A year ago it was whispered around
that Foraker, after he had taken good look
at this man Fassett, and tried to "size him
up" began to show signs of nauseousness,
| and said to some of his particular friends,
chow can /, after seeing this man Fassett, as
l have, appoint him to the place Iagreed
to?" This talk of Foraker's reached Fas-
sett's ears, and then he read the riot act to
j. B., and gave him to understand that if he
did not redeem the pledge he made to him
previously, he would not assist him and Bob
Kennedy in carrying out their nefarious and
unconstitutional schemes. A vote in the Sen
ate at that crisis was precious-Fessett after
wards was sent for, and the pledge renewed,
that if he would vote in the Senate as they
wanted him to, he would appoint him Com
missioner of Labor Statistics, even if his
nomination was odious to the decent class of
Republicans. That explains why Fassett
has been appointed Commissioner of Labor
Statistics by "skin cane" Foraker.
The next appointment made is that of w.
s. Capellar as Railroad Commissioner, or as
he is better known, "boiler plate Capeller;"
Billy is a cunning politician who believes
that "the end iustifies the means" used, but
that he has single qualification for the inn
| OluCc Vi hdiAIOdu ca
cept to draw his pay regularly and promptly,
and work off "boiler plate' on the State for
1 pay, as he did the Republican State Execu-
tive Committee last campaign, no one that
knows him believes. But then he accepted
the Craftsmanship of the Republican State
would get the Railroad Commissionership,
and he has it. a.2 4 V;e ~
The next appointment is that of Senator
Kemp, of Dayton, for Insurance Commis-
the duties of the Office, it would take 'Phil-
adelphia lawyer" to find out But then he
did extra dirty political work last spring in
the Senate, and now he is to get his pay.
The next is a man named Hirsch, of this
city, who has been appointed Supervisor of
Printing. Hirsch's main fort is, that he
runs German paper in nColumbus, of small
circulation, in opposition to the Westbote,
and always has been connected with paper
of that kind. His knowledge of printing in
the English language, or measuring work
printed in that language is exceedingly limi-
ted. ."'. '.'.-..'...-. y -. Es'
Your correspondent and others calling at
tention to Loomis' .scribbling slang and slush
for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, has
forced Foraker to ask him to resignthe Office
of State Librarian, or quit writing for pay.
He resigned the Office, and the present as
sistant- Doan-has been appointed to the
place, with the distinct and positive pledges
that he would appoint near female relative
tof Foraker's as his assistant. --o =--. -.
But the most singular, and the one that att
tracts the most attention of all of Foraker's
appointments, is his appointing one R. B.
Hayes-better known as the man who drew
from the q. s. Treasury $500, 600 which right
fully belonged to Samuel j. Tilden-as one
of the OhiolState University, in place of Hon.
s. HI Ellis, who was an applicant for re-
appointment. Mr.. Ellis is one of the lead
ing agriculturists of the State, a leading man
in the State Grange, and an ardent Republi-
can. Hayes recommendations are, that he
is now running q a"hennery." The"knowing
ones say that Hayes appointment means
to continually make him President of that
| institution. That is probable, from the fact
that the, 'ffraud" never refuses anything. q.
And these are the kind of men Foraker hes
appointed to Office, long before their terms
begin. They are all on, q par with all of ].
BIS. appointments, "small potatoes and few
in abill," III bUa grRinEC .raffnfqy ID
I,,..., ,.. NOTES. Dr.
If there is one place in Ohio more than
another where Republicans boast of having
that political article in all of its purity, it is
thelcoupty of Lorain. That county has its
two or three thousand Republican majority,
and can make it just as large as may be de-
sired on extraordinary occasions. 1t has
| Oberlin College, and any amount of other
adjuncts Of that party. But there is one
thing itI has Enot, and its member in the
House--Mr. Washburn-boasted the other
Iday that it had not, and that there was moi
much probability of its ever having .'Chil.
dren's Home a place of lgenuine and chris.
4 tian humanity, to provide for and take care
Of its destitute and orphan children. n
cone of the wealthiest Emen in Columbus